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Scarecrow, catcher in the rye

In the cold winter, the vegetation on the mountain dries up, and the food that pheasants, crows, magpies, golden roosters and other animals can eat becomes very few. At this time, the wheat fields planted by farmers at the foot of the mountain have become the important targets of this group of animals. In order to prevent animals from hurting wheat seedlings, the farmer's uncle came up with the idea of being a scarecrow to protect wheat fields.

Scarecrow is made of discarded clothes, colorful cloth strips, plastic bags and wooden sticks by farmers' uncles. To be a scarecrow, you usually tie a stick into a cross first. Then wrap the clothes into balls with cloth and tie them at the top of the cross as the head of the scarecrow. Secondly, find a coat that you don't wear and put it on the lower half of the cross. Finally, find two or three colored plastic bags, put them on the scarecrow's head and arms respectively, and fix them with cloth strips. At this point, a complete scarecrow is ready and can be inserted in the field to care for crops.

The scarecrow in the winter wheat field did the same. It can be said that the scarecrow's life is endowed by people. In order to repay the kindness of the farmer's uncle, the scarecrow protected the crops in the field with his life. Therefore, we can also call the scarecrow "the catcher in the field". The so-called watch, watch is to protect crops, watch wheat fields, and prevent animals from destroying wheat seedlings. In addition, watching can also be understood as guarding hope, that is, guarding the hope of farmers' uncles' harvest.

In fact, the scarecrow not only appears in the wheat field in winter, but also in the corn field and bean field in spring and autumn. However, what I respect most is the scarecrow in the winter wheat field Because at this time, the scarecrow must guard the wheat field alone and prevent animals from ruining the wheat; And endure the biting cold wind in winter. On weekdays, apart from fighting with crows, pheasants and other animals, the only friend they can see is probably the wheat seedlings in the wheat field. As for people, they spend most of their time indoors to keep warm.

The scarecrow's life is given by man and also ended by man. From the moment they were born, they were assigned to guard the fields. Whether it's clear skies, thunderstorms or snowstorms in Wan Li, they stick to their posts and perform the duties of guarding the fields. I pay high tribute to their fearless and selfless dedication. I feel very sad about the end of their lives. They tried their best to protect the wheat fields for the farmer's uncle. When the harvest season comes, the faces of farmers' uncles are filled with the joy of harvest, but for these scarecrows who have experienced wind, frost, rain and snow, farmers' uncles abandoned them between Shan Ye, and no one cares.

I don't know, will the straw people feel uncomfortable with the final outcome? Because they are just a group of silent and loyal battlefield guardians from beginning to end. They never talk about the hardships of protecting their fields, nor complain about the ruthless abandonment of the fields by farmers. They just silently stick to their mission. However, it is their performance of not complaining or resenting that makes me feel even more distressed. In a word, I am proud of the scarecrow's life experience, and I feel sad and unfortunate for it.

I think if there is magic in the world, I hope to gain the ability to understand the language in the scarecrow's heart. In this way, I can send the scarecrow the warmth and care they need to repay their behavior and behavior of guarding the fields for us. Ah, dear scarecrow, dear field watcher, thank you, thank you for watching the fields for us, thank you!